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equipment

noun
/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/

Etymology

From equip + -ment, or from French équipement.

  1. borrowed from équipement

Definitions

  1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.

    • The equipment of the fleet was therefore hastened by de Witt ; in hopes that , by striking at first a successful blow , he might inspire courage into the dismayed States

  2. Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an…

    Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.

    • We need more gardening equipment if we want to properly landscape our yard, not just a rake and some gloves.
    • The sports shop sells different kits of famous clubs, and equipment from all kind of sports.
    • Armed and dight, In the equipments of a knight.

  3. The male genitalia.

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Derived

accessory equipment, capital equipment, data terminal equipment, durable medical equipment, equipmentman, heavy equipment, personal protective equipment, play equipment, reequipment, squipper

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at equipment. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at equipment. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at equipment

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA